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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>87137</law_id><section_number>17.1-275.2</section_number><catch_line>Fixed fee for felony reduced to misdemeanor</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><referred_to_by><reference>17.1-275</reference><reference>17.1-275.10</reference><reference>17.1-275.11</reference><reference>17.1-275.12</reference><reference>17.1-275.13</reference><reference>17.1-275.14</reference><reference>17.1-275.5</reference><reference>17.1-275.6</reference><reference>19.2-11.3</reference><reference>19.2-354</reference><reference>19.2-368.18</reference><reference>53.1-150</reference><reference>8.01-446</reference><reference>9.1-106</reference></referred_to_by><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="17.1">Courts of Record</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="2">Clerks, Clerks' Offices and Records</unit><unit label="article" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="7">Fees</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>In <span class="dictionary">circuit</span> <span class="dictionary">court</span>, upon the <span class="dictionary">conviction</span> of a person of any and each <span class="dictionary">misdemeanor</span> reduced from a <span class="dictionary">felony</span> charge, or upon a deferred <span class="dictionary">disposition</span> of proceedings in the case of any and each <span class="dictionary">misdemeanor</span> reduced from a <span class="dictionary">felony</span> charge and deferred pursuant to the terms and conditions of &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Purchasing or possessing alcoholic beverages unlawful in certain cases; venue; exceptions; penalty; forfeiture; deferred proceedings; treatment and education programs and services" href="/4.1-305/">4.1-305</a>, <a class="law" title="Delinquent juveniles" href="/16.1-278.8/">16.1-278.8</a>, <a class="law" title="Delinquent children; loss of driving privileges for alcohol, firearm, and drug offenses; truancy" href="/16.1-278.9/">16.1-278.9</a>, <a class="law" title="Persons charged with first offense of assault and battery against a family or household member may be placed on local community-based probation; conditions; education and treatment programs; costs and fees; violations; discharge" href="/18.2-57.3/">18.2-57.3</a>, <a class="law" title="Deferred disposition in a criminal case" href="/19.2-298.02/">19.2-298.02</a>, <a class="law" title="Persons charged with first offense may be placed on probation" href="/19.2-303.2/">19.2-303.2</a>, or <a class="law" title="Deferred disposition in a criminal case; persons with autism or intellectual disabilities" href="/19.2-303.6/">19.2-303.6</a>, there shall be assessed as <span class="dictionary">court</span> costs a fee of $227, to be known as the fixed fee for <span class="dictionary">felony</span> reduced to <span class="dictionary">misdemeanor</span>. However, this section shall not apply to those proceedings provided for in &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Fixed drug misdemeanor fee" href="/17.1-275.8/">17.1-275.8</a>.
		The amount collected, in whole or in part, for the fixed fee for <span class="dictionary">felony</span> reduced to <span class="dictionary">misdemeanor</span> shall be apportioned to the following funds in the fractional amounts designated:</p></section>
						<section id="1"><p><span class="prefix-number">1.</span> Sentencing/supervision fee (General Fund) (.1695154); <a id="paragraph-312019" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/17.1-275.2/#1"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="2"><p><span class="prefix-number">2.</span> Forensic science fund (.1707048); <a id="paragraph-312020" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/17.1-275.2/#2"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="3"><p><span class="prefix-number">3.</span> <span class="dictionary">Court reporter</span> fund (.1465639); <a id="paragraph-312021" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/17.1-275.2/#3"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="4"><p><span class="prefix-number">4.</span> Witness expenses/<span class="dictionary">expert witness</span> fund (.0088106); <a id="paragraph-312022" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/17.1-275.2/#4"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="5"><p><span class="prefix-number">5.</span> Virginia <span class="dictionary">Crime</span> Victim-Witness Fund (.0132159); <a id="paragraph-312023" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/17.1-275.2/#5"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="6"><p><span class="prefix-number">6.</span> Intensified Drug Enforcement <span class="dictionary">Jurisdiction</span> Fund (.0176211); <a id="paragraph-312024" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/17.1-275.2/#6"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="7"><p><span class="prefix-number">7.</span> Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund (.0881057); <a id="paragraph-312025" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/17.1-275.2/#7"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="8"><p><span class="prefix-number">8.</span> Commonwealth&#x2019;s attorney fund (state share) (.0881057); <a id="paragraph-312026" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/17.1-275.2/#8"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="9"><p><span class="prefix-number">9.</span> Commonwealth&#x2019;s attorney fund (local share) (.0881057); <a id="paragraph-312027" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/17.1-275.2/#9"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="10"><p><span class="prefix-number">10.</span> Regional Criminal Justice Academy Training Fund (.0044053); <a id="paragraph-312028" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/17.1-275.2/#10"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="11"><p><span class="prefix-number">11.</span> Warrant fee (.0528634); <a id="paragraph-312029" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/17.1-275.2/#11"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="12"><p><span class="prefix-number">12.</span> Courthouse construction/maintenance fund (.0088106); and <a id="paragraph-312030" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/17.1-275.2/#12"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="13"><p><span class="prefix-number">13.</span> Clerk of the <span class="dictionary">circuit</span> court (.1431718). <a id="paragraph-312031" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/17.1-275.2/#13"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>1999, c. 9; 2002, c. 831; 2003, c. 1039; 2005, c. 631; 2011, c. 565; 2020, c. 1004; 2020, Sp. Sess. I, c. 21.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
